AP Gov Required Court Cases

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Congress can't use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime

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US v Lopez

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Race based segregation is illegal. Options: Engel v Vitale, Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Roe v Wade, McDonald v Chicago

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Brown v Board of Education of Topeka

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Schools cannot sponsor religious activities

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Engel v Vitale

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Right to Keep and Bear Arms for self-defense applies to states

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McDonald v Chicago

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Speech creating a "clear or present danger" is not protected

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Schenck v US

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Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is protected and cannot be limited by law.

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Citizens United v FEC

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Established the supremacy of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws

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McCulloch v Maryland

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Protects the right of a woman to have an abortion

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Roe v Wade

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Public school students have the right to wear black armbands in school to protest the vietnam War

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Tinker v Des Moines

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Ruled that prior restraint was unconstitutional

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New York Times v. United States